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1 " That's the problem with this whole country. Fucking vast prosperity. No one has any real problems anymore. Ninety percent of the damn politicians in this town either think there's no war on terror, or if we'd just be nice to these zealots they'll leave us alone. Well, that ain't going to fucking happen. The Huns are circling, and we're sitting around arguing about gay rights and prayer and guns and global warming and all kinds of bullshit. These idiots will eventually wake up to the threat, but by then it might be too late. (Stan Hurley) "
― Vince Flynn , Extreme Measures (Mitch Rapp, #11)
2 " It was war, and in war the truth was almost always the first casualty. "
― Vince Flynn , Executive Power (Mitch Rapp, #6)
3 " People who think God is on their side are capable of the most inhumane acts. (Petrov) "
― Vince Flynn , Consent to Kill (Mitch Rapp, #8)
4 " Have you ever heard the phrase, it is better to keep your mouth closed and have people wonder if you are stupid than open it and remove all doubt? (Hakim al Harbi) "
― Vince Flynn , Pursuit of Honor (Mitch Rapp, #12)
5 " Revenge is more wild, less calculated...deeply personal. Retribution is a punishment that is morally right and fully deserved. (Mitch Rapp) "
― Vince Flynn , American Assassin (Mitch Rapp, #1)
6 " If you're not busy living, you're dying. "
7 " ...any form of government that required the repression, imprisonment, and execution of those who disagreed with it was certainly not a government of the people. "
8 " [He] saw communism for the sham that it was--a bunch of brutes who seized power in the name of the people, only to repress the very people they claimed to champion. "
9 " It was not possible to reason with unreasonable people "
10 " People, especially successful people, are habitual creatures. They're organized. This makes them productive - Gus Mitchell "
― Vince Flynn , Term Limits
11 " Underestimating one's enemy was a classic tactical mistake --- one that was usually born out of stupidity or arrogance or both. (Harry Smith) "
12 " I don't want to hear another word about my attitude. i don't want anyone looking over my shoulder, and I sure as hell don't want anyone second-guessing what I do. (Mitch Rapp) "
― Vince Flynn , Protect and Defend (Mitch Rapp, #10)
13 " Underestimating one's enemy was a classic tactical mistake --- one that was usually born out of stupidity or arrogance or both. (Mitch Rapp) "
14 " I don't need men like Ross on my side. I just need them to get out of my way. (Mitch Rapp) "
15 " [He] had seen firsthand the horrific results of appeasement. It was a path chosen by feebleminded people who were morally incapable of confronting evil. He saw many parallels between the Nazis, the communists, and these jihadists. They were all sociopaths at heart--obsessed with their own tribal desires and utterly incapable of conferring justice or compassion on those outside the tribe. If you were not one of them, you were a lesser human, and thus deserved to be treated in any way they saw fit. And if that meant blowing up airliners and buses full of innocent civilians, then so be it. "
― Vince Flynn , Kill Shot (Mitch Rapp, #2)
16 " The number of elected officials who were willing to put the good of the country ahead of their own ego, and the success of their political party, was minuscule. "
17 " Abu, torturing guys and breaking them down is not something I look forward to, although your case is a little different. I think you're such a despicable fuck that I might actually enjoy our little session. (Mitch Rapp to Abu Haggani) "
18 " first, he called idiot savant. The type of person who is so smart in his or her field of expertise that their mind is literally elsewhere. In layman’s terms he explained that these people were smart in school and dumb on the bus. The second category was made up of perfectionists, people who were incapable of letting go of one task and moving on to another. These people were always playing catch-up, rarely rose to any real position of power, and needed to be managed properly. The third category, and the one to be most wary of, were the egomaniacs. These were the people who not only felt that their time was more important than anyone else’s, but who needed to prove it by constantly making others wait "
― Vince Flynn , Act of Treason (Mitch Rapp, #9)
19 " We sleep soundly in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm. —WINSTON CHURCHILL "
20 " Americans had grown soft with all of their rights and personal freedom. They had no idea how harsh the rest of the world was. "
― Vince Flynn , Separation of Power (Mitch Rapp, #5)
